PMID- 25968357 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160509 LR - 20170815 IS - 1878-7568 (Electronic) IS - 1742-7061 (Linking) VI - 23 DP - 2015 Sep TI - Freeze gelated porous membranes for periodontal tissue regeneration. PG - 317-328 LID - S1742-7061(15)00218-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.05.001 [doi] AB - Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) membranes have been used for the management of destructive forms of periodontal disease as a means of aiding regeneration of lost supporting tissues, including the alveolar bone, cementum, gingiva and periodontal ligaments (PDL). Currently available GTR membranes are either non-biodegradable, requiring a second surgery for removal, or biodegradable. The mechanical and biofunctional limitations of currently available membranes result in a limited and unpredictable treatment outcome in terms of periodontal tissue regeneration. In this study, porous membranes of chitosan (CH) were fabricated with or without hydroxyapatite (HA) using the simple technique of freeze gelation (FG) via two different solvents systems, acetic acid (ACa) or ascorbic acid (ASa). The aim was to prepare porous membranes to be used for GTR to improve periodontal regeneration. FG membranes were characterized for ultra-structural morphology, physiochemical properties, water uptake, degradation, mechanical properties, and biocompatibility with mature and progenitor osteogenic cells. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the presence of hydroxyapatite and its interaction with chitosan. muCT analysis showed membranes had 85-77% porosity. Mechanical properties and degradation rate were affected by solvent type and the presence of hydroxyapatite. Culture of human osteosarcoma cells (MG63) and human embryonic stem cell-derived mesenchymal progenitors (hES-MPs) showed that all membranes supported cell proliferation and long term matrix deposition was supported by HA incorporated membranes. These CH and HA composite membranes show their potential use for GTR applications in periodontal lesions and in addition FG membranes could be further tuned to achieve characteristics desirable of a GTR membrane for periodontal regeneration. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Qasim, Saad B AU - Qasim SB AD - Materials Science and Engineering Department, Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom. FAU - Delaine-Smith, Robin M AU - Delaine-Smith RM AD - Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS London, United Kingdom. FAU - Fey, Tobias AU - Fey T AD - Department of Materials Science (Glass and Ceramics), University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Martensstr. 5, 91058 Erlangen, Germany. FAU - Rawlinson, Andrew AU - Rawlinson A AD - Academic Unit of Restorative Dentistry, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2SZ, United Kingdom. FAU - Rehman, Ihtesham Ur AU - Rehman IU AD - Materials Science and Engineering Department, Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HQ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: i.u.rehman@sheffield.ac.uk. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150509 PL - England TA - Acta Biomater JT - Acta biomaterialia JID - 101233144 RN - 0 (Gels) RN - 0 (Membranes, Artificial) RN - 9012-76-4 (Chitosan) RN - 91D9GV0Z28 (Durapatite) SB - IM MH - Cell Proliferation/physiology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chitosan/chemistry MH - Durapatite/chemistry MH - Elastic Modulus MH - Equipment Design MH - Equipment Failure Analysis MH - Freezing MH - Gels/*chemistry MH - Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal/*instrumentation/methods MH - Humans MH - Materials Testing MH - *Membranes, Artificial MH - Osteoblasts/*cytology/physiology MH - Osteogenesis/physiology MH - Porosity MH - Stem Cells/*cytology/physiology MH - Stress, Mechanical MH - Tensile Strength MH - *Tissue Scaffolds OTO - NOTNLM OT - Ascorbic acid OT - Bioactivity OT - Guided tissue regeneration OT - Osteoblasts OT - Resorbable EDAT- 2015/05/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/05/10 06:00 CRDT- 2015/05/14 06:00 PHST- 2015/01/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/05/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/05/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/05/10 06:00 [medline] AID - S1742-7061(15)00218-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.05.001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Biomater. 2015 Sep;23:317-328. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.05.001. Epub 2015 May 9.